• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Our Country Life

From scratch, from the garden, from our Idaho homestead — one skill at a time.

  • Recipes
  • Canning
  • Gardening
  • Animals
  • Country Life
  • Sourdough
  • First Batch — A Beginner’s Guide to Safe & Simple Water Bath Canning

Yvonne Gallia

Bowl of French onion soup with melted Gruyere and toasted baguette, garnished with fresh thyme

Pressure Canning French Onion Soup — From Garden Harvest to Easy Pantry Meal

Slice of sweet potato cottage pie with Gruyère on a plate, showing the beef filling and roasted sweet potato topping

Sweet Potato Cottage Pie with Gruyère (Savory, Not Sweet)

Jars of home-canned peaches made in an Idaho homestead kitchen in syrup cooling on a tray, with fresh peaches and a small bouquet of flowers alongside

How to Can Peaches (Without Mushy, Floating Fruit)

Two glass Weck jars of preserved lemons recipe and preserved limes, sealed and ready to cure

Preserved Lemons Recipe: The Simple Salt-Cure Method

Homemade peppermint syrup in a glass dropper bottle and Weck carafe with a fresh mint sprig

Homemade Peppermint Syrup (Made with Fresh Garden Peppermint)

Close-up of sliced zucchini banana bread showing a moist, tender crumb with flecks of zucchini grown in a Idaho homestead garden

Zucchini Banana Bread

Yvonne checking a tested canning instructions next to her pressure canner before starting a batch

Signs of Botulism in Canned Food: The Real Story (Not the Kitchen Myths)

Finished jars of pressure canned red potatoes cooling on a towel lined baking sheet, sealed and ready for the pantry

How to Pressure Can Potatoes (Safe, Tested Method)

  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Page 36
  • Go to Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Search

Follow Us!

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
Yvonne from our country life

Hi, I am Yvonne, the blogger of Our Country Life.

I am dedicated to sharing my passions:

  • Home cooking
  • Gardening
  • Raising animals
  • Country Living

Together, let’s embrace the charm of old-fashioned living. You’ll be amazed at how fulfilling it can be!

Learn more about Our Country Life here!

  • About Me
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy and Disclosures
  • Home – Our Country Life
  • Subscriber Printable Library
  • Canning & Preserving: Safe, Tested Methods for a Well-Stocked Pantry
  • Recipe Index
  • Comfort Food From Scratch
  • Pantry Staples & From-Scratch Basics
  • Garden Problems & Fixes: Straight Answers for Real Gardens
  • Sourdough for Real Life: Simple, Reliable Methods for Home Bakers
  • First Batch — A Beginner’s Guide to Safe & Simple Water Bath Canning

Copyright © 2026 · Niche Theme